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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Something having the property of being analogous to something elseplay

Synonyms:

analog; analogue; parallel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("analog" is a kind of...):

similarity (the quality of being similar)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "analog"):

echo (a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the inputplay

Example:

linear amplifier

Synonyms:

analog; analogue; linear

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

electronics (the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)

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 Context examples: 

An antineoplastic-antibiotic diazo analog of L-glutamine isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces ambofaciens.

(Azotomycin, NCI Thesaurus)

The recombinant analog of endogenous beta (B) chain of the cytokine platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF).

(Becaplermin, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell-permeable analog of erbstatin, a compound isolated from Streptomyces that inhibits the autophosphorylation of epidermal growth factor receptor.

(Methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate, NCI Thesaurus)

A structural analog of clofibrate, converted to its free acid form after oral administration.

(Beclobrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The dihydrochloride salt of nolatrexed, a water-soluble lipophilic quinazoline folate analog with antineoplastic activity.

(Nolatrexed Dihydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Use of nucleotide analogs in cancer treatment.

(Nucleotide Analog Chemotherapy, NCI Thesaurus)

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of the benzoquinazoline folate analog OSI-7904 with antineoplastic activity.

(OSI-7904L, NCI Thesaurus)

ON 01910.Na is a type of protein kinase inhibitor and a type of benzyl styryl sulfone analog.

(ON 01910.Na, NCI Dictionary)

Formulated therapeutic analogs of one of a number of endogenous chemokines other than those classified as CXC, CC, C, or CX3C (previously known as alpha, beta, gamma, and delta, respectively).

(Other Recombinant Chemokine, NCI Thesaurus)

Paricalcitol belongs to the family of drugs called vitamin D analogs.

(Paricalcitol, NCI Dictionary)




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